diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1fe108f14c..4ca7f37a30 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -473,18 +473,18 @@ merge-into-staging:
   script:
     - yarn
     - node scripts/staging-ci/merge-into-staging.js
-
-check-staging-merge:
-  stage: test
-  extends:
-    - .base-configuration
-    - .feature-branches
-  interruptible: true
-  before_script:
-    - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-  script:
-    - yarn
-    - node scripts/staging-ci/check-staging-merge.js
+#
+# check-staging-merge:
+#   stage: test
+#   extends:
+#     - .base-configuration
+#     - .feature-branches
+#   interruptible: true
+#   before_script:
+#     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+#   script:
+#     - yarn
+#     - node scripts/staging-ci/check-staging-merge.js
 
 # A noop job that's used to signal to `to-staging` that it can merge to the
 # staging branch, even though the pipeline is still running